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#Flyer Hardware ?

    12-Oct-94 16:02:00
Fm: Jim Maddox 74667,2175
To: Arnie Cachelin 71332,3717
>> I detect a strong current of confusion about the difference between >> the need for the incoming signal to be stable, and the need for >> mulriple incoming signals to be in sync as well. I'm not confused there. I've seen what happens when attempting to switch between two non-TBCed video sources (I wanted to try it and see for myself what the trouble would be <g>). My question relates to using ONE non-TBCed source with the Toaster and the Flyer. No other inputs; no switching except maybe with the framestore pages. I have done this with my Toaster before, with a live, computer- generated (game console) video signal; I wanted to see if that would eliminate the fps reduction that the TBC causes. (Can't remember whether or not it did, though. Probably didn't.) I was asking why the Flyer should need a TBC for its single input when the Toaster doesn't (when you use only one input). It doesn't really matter much in my case — I have two TBC IV's and some 10-year-old TBC boxes available — but I'm still a little curious. – Jim, on AutoPilot!